Defining the Millennium

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Defining the Millennium

byAyo Shosanya

An overview of the Millennium (Millennial Reign of Christ). I start the episode by defining the millennium and ask key questions such as ”What happens during the millennium?” ”What happens after the millennium?” and ”What is the purpose of the millennium?”

I also take a brief look at the varying views of the millennium: premillennialism, amillennialism, and postmillennialism. This episode will give you a solid overview of this thousand-year reign of Christ.

Timestamps

00:54 What is the Millennium/Millennial Reign of Christ?

02:53 Defining Premillennialism

04:50 Defining Amillennialism

07:35 Defining Postmillennialism

09:08 What happens during the Millennium?

11:17 What happens after the Millennium?

11:49 Why is the Millennium necessary?

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Episode Summary: An overview of the Millennium (Millennial Reign of Christ). I start the episode by defining the millennium and ask key questions such as “What happens during the millennium?” “What happens after the millennium?” and “What is the purpose of the millennium?”

I also take a brief look at the varying views of the millennium: premillennialism, amillennialism, and postmillennialism. This episode will give you a solid overview of this thousand-year reign of Christ.

Scriptural References

1. The Millennium (Revelation 20:1-6) ¹
2. Absence of war or violence (Isaiah 2:4)
3. Animal kingdom is at peace with itself (Isaiah 11:6, Isaiah 65:25), humanity at peace with animals (Isaiah 11:7-8)
4. Animals will no longer eat meat but will all be vegetarian (Isaiah 11:7)
5. People will live long lives (Isaiah 65:20)
6. The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord (Isaiah 11:9)
7. The nations will go to Jerusalem every year for the feast of tabernacles (Zechariah 14:16-20)
8. Jesus will rule on the throne of David (Isaiah 9:7)
9. Satan bound for 1,000 years (Revelation 20:1-3)
10. Time of true justice, righteousness, prosperity, and full knowledge of God on the earth (Isaiah 2:3, 9:6-7, 11:9). Such a glorious time to look forward to
11. Satan will be released from the abyss to deceive the nations (Revelation 20:7-10)
12. The Great White Throne Judgment (Revelation 20:11-15)

Differing Views

1. Amillennialism
2. Premillennialism
3. Postmillennialism

Quotations

1. Studies in Revelation – Bible.org: “The word millennium means a thousand years and refers to the promise of Scripture that Christ would reign on earth for a thousand years. The millennium has come to be synonymous for not only Christ’s reign on earth, but for the fulfillment of all Old Testament hopes and expectations associated with the kingdom of God on earth—peace, no war, perfect seasons, Israel and Jerusalem the center of the earth, Gentile domination removed, etc. (key verses, Isa. 2:1-4; 9:7; 11:2f; Rev. 20)” ²
2. The Popular Dictionary of Bible Prophecy, Ron Rhodes: “Premillennialism teaches that following the second coming, Christ will institute a kingdom of perfect peace and righteousness on earth that will last for one thousand years.” ³
3. Four Views on the Millennium: Blue Letter Bible’s , “the amillennialist believes that the Kingdom of God was inaugurated at Christ’s resurrection…at which point he gained victory over both Satan and the Curse. Christ is even now reigning…at the right hand of the Father over His church. After this present age has ended, Christ will return and immediately usher the church into their eternal state after judging the wicked. The term “amillennialism” is actually a misnomer for it implies that Revelation 20:1-6 is ignored; in fact, the amillennialist’s hermeneutic interprets it (and in fact, much of apocalyptic literature) non-literally.” The prefix “a” in the name “amillennialism” means “no” or “not”. Therefore the name means “no millennium”. ⁴
4. The Popular Dictionary of Bible Prophecy, Ron Rhodes: “Amillennialism, which takes a spiritualized approach in interpreting biblical prophecy, teaches that when Christ comes, eternity will begin with no prior literal thousand-year reign on earth. Amillennial literally means “no millennium.” Instead of believing in a literal rule of Christ on earth, amillennialists generally interpret prophetic verses related to the reign of Christ metaphorically and say they refer to Christ’s present (spiritual) rule from heaven.” ⁵
5. The Popular Dictionary of Bible Prophecy, Ron Rhodes: “The postmillennial view, which takes a spiritual approach in interpreting biblical prophecy, teaches that through the church’s progressive influence, the world will be Christianized before Christ returns. In postmillennialism, the millennium will basically involve a thousand years of peace and prosperity that precedes Christ’s physical return.” ⁶

Referenced Materials

1. The Millennium Highlight on Instagram ↩︎
2. Revelation – Appendix 7: Glossary of Prophetical Terms (Bible.org) ↩︎
3. The Popular Dictionary of Bible Prophecy, Ron Rhodes ↩︎
4. Four Views on the Millennium ↩︎
5. The Popular Dictionary of Bible Prophecy, Ron Rhodes ↩︎
6. Ibid ↩︎

The Gospel

We’ve all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Psalm 51:5, Romans 3:23). Because God is Holy he must judge sin. The penalty of this sin is death and ultimately the Lake of fire (Romans 6:23, Revelation 20:11-15). There’s nothing we can do to save ourselves (Isaiah 64:6).

But God, in his love has provided a way to escape his wrath through Christ (John 3:16-18, John 14:6). Jesus paid for our sin penalty by taking God’s wrath in our stead on the cross (Romans 5:8). He died for our sins, was buried, and rose again 3 days later (1 Corinthians 15:1-5).

You can accept this free gift of salvation by believing in Christ (Acts 16:30-31, Romans 6:23, Ephesians 2:8-9). Make sure you’ve made the right decision about Jesus today (2 Corinthians 6:2)! It will be the most important decision of your life, for eternal life.